“You know the $40 wine is better because the “experts” say so, but your nose and taste buds are just fine with the $20 bottle.”
I agree, I have known those who rant on and on about their discerning taste for fine Scotch. I know of one case where one of those guys took his own bottle to a party and after the first drink someone poured his expensive scotch into another bottle and filled his bottle with the cheapest “rotgut” and he never even suspected it. He kept mixing drinks until he was quite well lubricated and never noticed the difference. As for wine my favorite is probably the cheapest wine I have ever tasted, it is about the only one I really like other than champagne, I do like champagne but I can’t even afford the cheap stuff.
7-up does wonders for two buck Chuck. :-)
You may be aware of the "Vinturi" a device which will aerate wine and improve the flavor similar to allowing it to air out before pouring. They have come out with a Vinturi for Spirits. . . I thought it couldn't do much for hard liquors but one my doctors in our office got one. He was amazed. He had some Gin that was almost as bad as drinking kerosene. We did a side-by-side taste test of the Gin pour direct from the bottle and some poured through the Vinturi for Spirits. . . the one direct from the bottle was literally undrinkable, so much poison as far as I was concerned. After being poured through the Vinturi, it tasted like the best Gin you ever tasted. . . and I don't like Gin. AMAZING!